「in the wings」怎么用？

Hot Fuzz (2007)里有一句：「Not when we had two semi-professionals waiting in the wings.」

「in the wings」出自哪部电影？

这一页最上面的片段出自电影 Hot Fuzz (2007)。

准备接替某工作；准备就绪

习语

准备接替某工作；准备就绪

140 部电影说过

(waiting) in the wings
准备接替某工作；准备就绪
ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed

释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版

Not when we had two semi-professionals waiting in the wings.

8 部电影说过 · 第 1 部